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Source Description
This large openwork bead made of blue faience has on either side five different goddesses, each identified by a headdress. The hollow space between suggests the two sides of the plaque were made in identical moulds and joined before firing. Perforated lengthwise.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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18664
label
Bead
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
id
18664
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bead
description
This large openwork bead made of blue faience has on either side five different goddesses, each identified by a headdress. The hollow space between suggests the two sides of the plaque were made in identical moulds and joined before firing. Perforated lengthwise.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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amulets
beads
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6
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.4
height
5
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 x W: 1 15/16 x W: 1/4 in. (4.42 x 4.98 x 0.57 cm)
Source extras
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faience
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6182
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EGY
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2513
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